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LOT 2709
Fossil Insect on Matrix Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 - 4 1/8 in. (402 grams total, 9.5-10.5 cm).
Comprising two rounded limestone matrices, each with a fossilised insect. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Amber with Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Transparent polished specimen with an unidentified inclusion. 0.98 grams, 22 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising six irregular geode sections lined with vibrant purple amethyst crystals. 938 grams total, 70-86 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Satin Spar Wand Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising fifty cut sections with satin lustre. 964 grams total, 50-90 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.